Ryan Lott of Son Lux Visits The Bluecoats!

Written By Mike Scott

Ryan (left) and Mike Scott (right) welcome the audience to the masterclass.

Ryan visit Bluecoats brass rehearsal during rehearsal of Lost It To Trying, by Son Lux.

This past weekend Ryan Lott, the founder and band leader of the Oscar-nominated band Son Lux visited the 2024 Bluecoats at their Spring Training home, the University of Mount Union, in Alliance, OH. The visit, planned as a part of the bands two-year artistic residency at Bluecoats, included a masterclass with Ryan for the corps.

Throughout the weekend, Ryan and the Bluecoats design team spent time together workshopping 2024 and 2025 projects. The team showed Ryan around the corps and worked with the performers on future creative ideas

You can catch the 2024 production Change Is Everything, featuring music of Son Lux at events across the country. See them all at bluecoats.com/events. We’re especially excited about our performance “at home” this year at Innovations In Brass on Monday, August 5th. Get tickets here.

Learn more about Son Lux at sonluxmusic.com.



Mike Scott
Mike Scott is a clinician, consultant, and the CEO of Rhythm X, Inc., a non-profit music education company in Dayton, Ohio. Mike earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 2012. There he studied percussion and conducting and completed the Farmer School of Business Summer Institute. Before beginning his career as an administrator and teacher, Mike was an active performer in the marching arts. In 2011 Mike was the conductor of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps of Canton, Ohio and was a performer in Rhythm X’s percussion ensemble from 2011-2012. Mike was also a member of the Miami University Marching Band for four years, serving as the drum major during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. In 2013 Mike began work at Rhythm X, Inc. as the Operations Director, managing the business development and logistics of the organization. He was also the Director of Instrumental Music at St. Ursula Academy in Toledo, Ohio. There he taught band, orchestra, and general music in grades 6-12. Prior to the 2015 competitive season, Mike became the first full-time employee at Rhythm X, Inc. as the company’s CEO. There he works with the organization’s President Tim Fairbanks to develop the future strategy of the company. During the summer months, Mike travels the country with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps as the group’s Tour Administrator. He has also served as the tour manager of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Mike proudly endorses Innovative Percussion, Etymotic Research, and Fred J. Miller Inc.
http://mikewscott.com
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